*Xavier's POV*
I'm getting worried about Taylor, she doesn't want to talk about what happened which in a way I understand but how is she gonna heal if she keeps it bottled up although I have a feeling why she won't talk about it especially with me.
I don't think she's aware that I know about the rape & she's afraid that if she talks about it I'll reject her but that's soo far from the truth, I love her with everything that I am and just because her virtue was forcefully taken away doesn't make me love her any less.
The fact is it makes me a little more protective of her especially after her telling me what the Moon Goddess told her which at first I was a little skeptical until we went to visit with the witch Annalise. She explained that not only can Taylor use the elements but she'll have another power although she isn't sure exactly what it is and suspects that she'll be able to heal others.
Now it was time for us to go back to school which I could tell she was nervous although I'm very happy & relieved that she was able to transfer to the pack school nearby with her father's permission that is. I knew she would call Sam right away so I waited then called him myself asking him if there was any way he could transfer explaining that I would feel honored since he's done his best to protect her and even though she'll have me there I know she'll feel much better with both of us in which he said he had already asked his father about it since his father feels the same way about Taylor.
I couldn't help but smile knowing that not only would she have me but her best friend as well granted at first I didn't like him hugging her until I got to know him better & seeing how protective he is of her, I have a lot of respect for him for everything he's done. Who knows he may just find his mate here either in the new school or in my pack, I know Taylor feels the same way that we just want him to be happy.
I wanted to surprise her with a nice picnic hoping that maybe she'll open up about what happened to her even though it was traumatic, it's not healthy so that was my plan or at least it was until it completely went south. First she told me "if you knew you would reject me in a heartbeat" but I wouldn't let it go which made her snap, telling me or rather yelling at me in detail of everything that happened during the attack before she ran off while crying.
I felt horrible about what she endured but glad that she finally talked about it, my suspicions were correct for the reason why she didn't want to tell me, she thought that if I knew then I wouldn't want her and would reject her. I love her too much to ever think of doing that, in fact I can't picture my life without her in it.
I got up & hurried to catch up to her by following her scent, I stopped when I noticed she was crying so I just stood there for a minute, all of a sudden I heard a twig snap as she looked over towards the area I caught a whiff of rotting soil a telltale sign of a rogue. I watched as it just stood there growling at her and was glad that it hadn't sensed me yet so I quickly shifted & moved quietly forward not taking my eyes off of it so it was slowly approaching Taylor as she got into a defensive stance.
I growled and looked over at her when she realized that it was me, I continued to walk quietly watching the rogue until he looked like he was ready to attack then I jumped towards it catching him off guard and quickly ripped out its throat. Once I dropped its body I went behind a tree to shift back putting on a pair of shorts I had put there before rushing over to Taylor making sure she was alright.
When she calmed down I apologized for pushing her to talk about what happened, I asked her "how could you think that I would reject you because of what happened?" which I informed her I already knew yet continued to stay right by her side also telling her "I don't feel or think you're damaged at all", then reminded her that I never treated her that way.
Once she realized this she visibly relaxed and gave me a hug to say sorry which I told her "you have nothing to apologize for, I only wanted to help you heal after what you've been through" then she kissed me before screaming out in pain that brought her to her knees where I checked her for any visible injuries, realizing what it was I just calmly talked telling her that she was shifting while supporting & walking her through it. When it was complete I just looked at her in awe at seeing her wolf, she was absolutely breathtaking and couldn't take my eyes off of her.
I started talking to her but she wasn't paying attention almost like she was here but not here before I waved my hand in front of her face then realized that she must've been talking to her wolf so when I finally did get her attention I talked her through shifting back.
***Ok this is the part where I ask what you think about her finally shifting? If you have any input please let me know by commenting your suggestions below, thanks guys***